Sports briefs: WCU hits 5 homers in SoCon win

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Top-seeded Western Carolina hit five home runs, including a pair by Tyler White, to take a 13-7 win over No. 8 Samford on Wednesday in the Southern Conference baseball tournament at Fluor Field.

Aaron Attaway, Julian Ridings and Adam Martin also homered for the Catamounts (39-18), who will play The Citadel today.

White finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs, Attaway was 4-for-5 with three RBIs and Martin was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

Hughes leads Tourists by Legends

LEXINGTON, Ky. - After allowing a run in the first inning, Ben Hughes threw six scoreless innings to help the Asheville Tourists take a 3-1 win over the Lexington Legends in the series finale between the teams on Wednesday.

Hughes (4-4) allowed just three hits and struck out two for Asheville (24-19). Matt Wessinger had two hits and drove in two runs and Mike Argyropoulos had two hits and scored twice for the Tourists.

The Tourists will begin a seven-game homestand tonight at McCormick Field with a 7:05 game against the Rome Braves.

WNC athletes make college choices

ASHEVILLE - Three more Western North Carolina high school seniors have picked colleges.

Roberson sprinter Ben Jones has committed to run track for Wheaton College (Ill.). Jones was the Mountain Athletic Conference meet's runner-up in the 100-meter dash and his personal-record in that event is 11.24 seconds. Jones' best time this spring in the 200-meter dash was 23.14.

Pisgah second baseman/outfielder Trey Goodlett has committed to play baseball for Catawba Valley Community College. Goodlett batted a team-high .453 for the Black Bears (11-9) this past season.

Finally, Cherokee's Tavi Rivera has signed to wrestle for Belmont Abbey. Rivera (39-2) was the Smoky Mountain Conference and 1-A Western Regional champion at 160 pounds this past season.

Jackets, Hokies win at ACC tourney

DURHAM - A.J. Murray and Mott Hyde hit back-to-back homers in the top of the ninth inning to help reigning champion Georgia Tech beat Florida State 4-3 on Wednesday in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament.

The seventh-seeded Yellow Jackets (34-23) led off the ninth with a pair of groundouts before Murray hit a solo shot to left.

Chad Pinder hit two home runs and drove in six runs to help Virginia Tech beat Virginia 10-1 in another pool play game.

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Sports briefs: WCU hits 5 homers in SoCon win

Top-seeded Western Carolina hit five home runs, including a pair by Tyler White, to take a 13-7 win over No. 8 Samford on Wednesday in the Southern Conference baseball tournament at Fluor Field.